Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Rosemead

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 16 minutes via I-210 East, usually 15 at this time.

Only 28% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

About this drive

On weekdays the 9-mile drive from Pasadena to Rosemead (via I-210 East) usually takes as little as 13 minutes and up to 39 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 19 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (25 minutes).

About 4 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (10 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Old Pasadena to central Rosemead along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Pasadena to Rosemead?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 13 minutes then, versus up to 39 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pasadena to Rosemead?

The 9-mile drive usually takes 13 to 39 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 19 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Rosemead?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 39 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 East in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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